题文
When you are little, it’s not hard to believe you can change the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed delegates at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them .“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environment answers, what a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not to be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the thing you tell us not to do ? You grown-ups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words.”I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(激励) action. Now, a decade from Rio, after I’ve sat through many more conferences, I’m not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.
When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I’m learning that as we have to make choices — education, career, lifestyle — life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is in progress, but aren’t taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable(可持续的) way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was ideal and innocent.
Today I’m no longer a child, but I’m worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make sustainable choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of change.
小题1:The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to _____.A．end poverty and make school beautifulB．find environmental answers and keep the words that they always told themselvesC．end poverty and solve the problems about environmentD．find a wonderful place and clean it up小题2:What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to _____.A．a long period of laughing B．a warm welcomeC．an expression used for greeting D．a long period of clapping and applause小题3:It becomes clear that the writer is possibly _____ now.A．in his teens B．in his twentiesC．in his thirties D．in his forties小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．the writer thinks what he thought at the age of 12 is mature.B．the writer’s children will certainly live in an ideal environment.C．the writer’s confidence in the people in power has deeply shaken their voice.D．the writer’s belief does not change when he grows up. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
作者12岁时在里约地球峰会上发言，希望大人们能做到在学校教育孩子时的要求，解决贫困问题，找出治理环境的方法，建立一个和平、美丽的世界，他的发言受到各国代表热烈赞扬。十年后作者成为一个青年，虽然面对更为复杂、压力巨大的现实，他的初衷并未改变，从我做起一起改变这个世界。
小题1:细节题：根据第一段中“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environment answers, what a wonderful place this would be.”我却知道如果所有花在战争上的钱是花在消除贫困和环境找到答案,这将是多么美妙的地方，此句是作者12岁时发言的中心思想，即结束贫困，找出治理环境问题的方法，建立美好世界。故选C。
小题2:推理题：划线部分句意是“我说了六分钟,赢得了满堂喝彩。”由此可知D项长时间掌声和欢呼声符合语境。故选D。
小题3:推理题：根据文章内容可知作者十年前12岁，那么现在他是22岁。故选B。
小题4:推理题：根据最后一段中“ because I am changing, still figuring out what I think”因为我正在改变，仍然清楚知道我在想什么，可知作者仍在坚持自己的信念,因此D项正确。故选D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“When you are little,.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
